New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing of a plea filed by NRI televangelist Zakir Naik challenging the government decision to ban his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF)….
Patiala, Jan 17 (IANS) Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday that he did not know if he was the Chief Ministerial candidate and that it was up to party President Sonia Gandhi to…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Congress party on Tuesday said it will contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls in alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party. “The Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance will form the next…
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said he and his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav will campaign for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the assembly elections….
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) Announcing her decision to enter politics, late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s ni e J. Deepa on Tuesday said she wasn’t sure whether she will join the AIADMK or float…
Jammu, Jan 17 (IANS) Denouncing Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh for calling recent snowfall “a natural calamity”, National Conference members on Tuesday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. Singh told the assembly that…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan on Tuesday described “Dangal” co-star Zaira Wasim, who came under attack after meeting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, as a “role model”. The superstar also…
Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) German automaker Volkswagen plans to provide more than 400,000 new energy cars for the Chinese market by 2020, the company said on Tuesday. According to CEO of Volkswagen Group China, Jochem…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will start a journalism course in Urdu, the government announced on Tuesday. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, will inaugurate the…
Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Tuesday that it has joined a group of 20 brands to fight counterfeit goods using data analysis. Alibaba said it was the first “alliance” to…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Author Monica Crowley, the US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for a top national security communications role, has decided against taking the position after allegations that she plagiarised large sections of her…
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Tamil Nadu took to the streets on Tuesday against the arrest of those who have demonstrated in favour of Jallikattu. On Monday, thousands of youths who started…
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) Intense cold and extremely slippery road conditions prompted the Kashmir University on Tuesday to postpone the day’s scheduled exams and suspend classes for the next 10 days, an official said. Following…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry has slammed President-elect Donald Trump for an interview in which he branded NATO “obsolete” and said Germany had pursued a “catastrophic” policy on refugees. Kerry…
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Tamil Nadu took to the streets on Tuesday against the arrest of those who protested in favour of Jallikattu. On Monday, thousands of youths who started their…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Democratic leaders joined hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles in rejecting the plan of President-elect Donald Trump and Republican congressmen to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling upon the public…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Indian equities markets on Tuesday opened on a positive note as investors’ sentiments were buoyed by healthy third-quarter (Q3) results, a slightly higher rupee, and developments on the GST issues. The…
Paris, Jan 17 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande has that the European Union (EU) “does not need external advice” to tell it what it has to do, a media report said on Tuesday. Hollande’s remarks…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the White House to pay tribute to them for the World Series they won last November after a 108-year championship…
Yangon, Jan 17 (IANS) Five terror suspects involved in fatal armed attacks on police and soldiers in Myanmar’s Rakhine have been arrested, a local media reported on Tuesday. The five suspects were captured by the…